Golf club locking structure

ABSTRACT

A golf club locking structure associated with a shaft tube of a golf bag comprises at least a partition bracket mounted in a top chamber of the shaft tube. The partition bracket comprises a plurality of holding means mounted thereon, wherein each of the holding means comprises a resilient clamping fixture and a holding trench. In addition, a guide trench, which is connected with the holding trench, is formed between every two adjacent resilient clamping fixtures. Consequentially, the club heads of the golf clubs can be inserted into the holding trenches of the partition bracket for being held by the holding means of the partition bracket.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a golf club locking structure associated with a shaft tube of a golf bag, and more particularly to a golf club locking structure that locks club heads of golf clubs securely to prevent the golf clubs from colliding with each other when the golf bag is slanted or lain down horizontally.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Generally speaking, the golf players usually carry golf bags on the back for further carrying many different types of golf clubs. A conventional golf cart for carrying the golf clubs is also disclosed by assembling the golf bag to the vehicle. However, the generation of vibration or shaking is unavoidable when the golf clubs are carried on the back of the players or on the golf carts. In addition, the golf clubs, which are located inside the golf bag side by side, may collide with each other, causing damage to the club heads and the club surfaces. Moreover, it also makes the players unable to take the correct golf club precisely since these different-purpose golf clubs are located disorderly. Consequently, the general golf bags are also provided with fixing brackets for spacing the golf clubs in a certain distance so as to reduce the probability of collision and provide the convenience in taking the golf clubs.

In U.S. Pat. No. 1,849,610 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,503,518, the golf club holders are disclosed for mounting the club heads of the golf clubs. However, no fixing structure is provided for these golf club holders for clamping the club heads. As a result, if the golf bags are lifted up or carried on the back, these golf clubs collide with each other unavoidably, causing damage to the club surfaces. In addition, another golf bag club holder is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,620,091 for clamping the neck portions of the golf clubs. However, the club holder is designed for merely clamping the neck portions. As a result, the club heads still collide with each other, causing damage to the club surfaces unavoidably.

Whereas the foregoing description, the present inventor makes diligent studies in providing an improved structure with reasonable design so as to overcome the conventional problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is a main object of the present invention to provide a golf club locking structure associated with a shaft tube of a golf bag. The golf club locking structure comprises at least a partition bracket mounted in a top chamber of the shaft tube for locking club heads of golf clubs. Consequentially, the club heads of the golf clubs can be inserted into the holding trenches of the partition bracket one by one for being held by the holding means of the partition bracket, thereby overcoming the problems of the conventional golf bag, which is troublesome and inconvenient in use.

Besides, the holding means of the present invention are provided with resilient clamping fixtures for guiding and firmly locking the club heads of the golf clubs. In addition, the guide planes of the holding means can provide the club heads of different types of golf clubs with good guidance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view showing the locked club heads of the golf clubs of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional view showing the partition bracket mounted on the shaft tube for holding the club heads in accordance with a first manner of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top plane view showing the partition bracket mounted on the shaft tube in accordance with a second manner of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top plane view showing the partition bracket mounted on the shaft tube in accordance with a third manner of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the locked golf clubs of the present invention when the golf bag is slanted.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

While the preferred embodiment of the invention are set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiment of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 3, a golf club locking structure of the present invention is provided to lock golf clubs 2 and more particularly to lock the iron golf clubs 2 located in a shaft tube 3.

The shaft tube 3 is located inside a golf bag. The shaft tube 3 has a top chamber for holding at least a partition bracket 1. Besides, the partition bracket 1 is made of soft PU material so the club heads 21 of the golf clubs 2 are protected from damage. Moreover, the partition bracket 1 also provides the resilience and the buffer effect to prevent the golf clubs 2 from damaging each other.

The partition bracket 1 comprises several holding means 11, wherein each holding means 11 comprises a resilient clamping fixture 12 and a holding trench 14. The resilient clamping fixture 12 communicates with the holding trench 14 so as to form an approximate 6-shaped structure. A guide trench 13 is formed between every two adjacent resilient clamping fixtures 12, wherein a guide plane 131 is formed on one side of the guide trench 13.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 6, the mounting state of the golf clubs is shown. The top chamber of the shaft tube 3 is designed for holding at least a partition bracket 1 including a holding bracket for other golf clubs. The partition bracket 1 is designed depending on the shape of the golf bag. Therefore, in different type of golf bag, the partition bracket 1 may be located on a different location. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the partition bracket 1 may be mounted on both sides of the shaft tube 3, respectively, along the edges of the shaft tube 3, or on the center of the shaft tube 3. Consequently, the mounting location of the partition bracket 1 may be changed in accordance with the inside layout of the shaft tube 3.

If there is a need to lock the golf clubs 2, the club heads 21 of the golf clubs 2 are inserted into the holding trenches 14 via the guide trenches 13 along the guide planes 131 of the holding means 11 such that the recessed back surfaces 211 of the club heads 21 are clamped by the resilient clamping fixtures 12 and the opposite lateral surfaces of the club heads 21 are held in the guide trenches 13 between the resilient clamping fixtures 12 and the guide planes 131 for securely locking the club heads 21. For some of the club heads 21 on which no recessed back surface is formed, the resilient clamping fixtures 12 of the present invention can provide the excellent holding effect to make these club heads 21 immovable.

Referring again to FIG. 6, relative to the conventional shaft tube 3, which causes the golf clubs vibration and shaking during movement, the golf clubs 2 of the present invention, which are carried for movement or lain down horizontally, are protected from vibration or shaking once these golf clubs 2 are inserted into the partition bracket 1 one by one for being held by the holding means 11. As a result, these golf clubs 2 are firmly held by the holding means 11 to prevent the club heads 21 of the golf clubs 2 from damaging or colliding with each other when the golf bag is slanted or lain down horizontally. 

1. A golf club locking structure associated with a shaft tube of a golf bag comprising: at least a partition bracket mounted in a top chamber of said shaft tube, said partition bracket having a plurality of holding means mounted thereon, each holding means comprising a resilient clamping fixture and a holding trench, wherein a guide trench, which is connected to said holding trench, is formed between every two adjacent resilient clamping fixtures.
 2. The golf club locking structure of claim 1, wherein a guide plane is formed on one side of said guide trench of each of said holding means of said partition bracket.
 3. The golf club locking structure of claim 1, wherein said resilient clamping fixture is mounted above said holding trench and extended transversely to have a predetermined length. 